Often inspired by instructors’ curiosity, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a growing movement in higher education in which instructors explore scholarly questions about students’ learning and their own teaching practices. 

Do you wonder what your students think of your ICON site? Do you wish you had insider knowledge on how to create a student-friendly site?  Join the student instructional technology assistants (SITA) group from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, or 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 30, to learn What Your Students Wish You Would Do in ICON. 

Join Tim Sommers, a fourth-year graduate student in the Department of Philosophy and graduate teaching fellow, for his upcoming workshop (asynchronous via ICON),  Assessing Assessment: Evidence-Based Grading and Nontraditional Approaches to Grading. Learn about alternative approaches to assessment, through interviews with ungrading experts, and engage in a dialogue about the potential use of nontraditional approaches. 

Are you interested in student success and learning analytics? Consider attending the 2021 Unizin Summit, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 22. This year's summit is open to all and free of charge. 

The Center for Teaching invites faculty members to join our cross-disciplinary faculty learning community (FLC): Assessing Assessment for Equity and Student Motivation, launching in June 2021. Members will explore strategies for ensuring equity in assessment and helping students move away from grade-centered motivations. Complete a brief application by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 2. Learn more about FLCs.

Research & Analytics now offers an umbrella IRB to support UI faculty members who are interested in exploring the role and impact of analytics on teaching and learning. Umbrella IRBs accelerate research by offering a faster process for IRB application and delivering de-identified data to answer research questions. 

The Center for Teaching’s 2021 New TA Orientation will convene virtually on Thursday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon. This event helps new TAs prepare for the first week of classes and beyond. It also offers seasoned TAs an opportunity to gain paid professional experience as disciplinary workshop facilitators. Apply to be a facilitator by Friday, May 14.

Panopto Capture is a new tool that allows you to capture content from something as simple as a quick voice note to a full lecture without ever leaving ICON. Using Panopto Capture, you can record your audio as well as content displayed on your webcam, document camera, and computer screen. Learn how you and your students can use Panopto Capture.